Vaccination

Amish put faith in God's will and herd immunity over vaccine

When health care leaders in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country began laying out a strategy to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, they knew it would be a tough sell with the Amish, who tend to be wary of preventive shots and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

House searches for Ebola in Sierra Leone capital

(AP)—Ebola surveillance teams fanned out Wednesday in Sierra Leone's capital to search for sick people, as the president imposed new restrictions on movement and gatherings in a bid to stop the disease's spread.

Psychology & Psychiatry

The pandemic's psychological effect on those on society's fringes

According to a psychological study, those who feel disadvantaged in Germany are suffering in particular from the pandemic. Presenting the initial findings from the internationally unique research project "Coping with Corona" ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Iraq announces two coronavirus deaths

Iraqi health authorities announced on Wednesday the country's first two deaths from the new coronavirus, one in the capital Baghdad and the other in the autonomous Kurdish region.

Health

Seven ways parents can manage holiday stress

With children home from school, days getting colder and shorter, and pressure around traveling, shopping, and gift-giving, many parents will think "Bah! Hum-bug!" at least once during the holiday season. W. George Scarlett, ...

Health

Philippine top court halts contraceptives law (Update)

(AP)—The Philippine Supreme Court temporarily halted the implementation of a law that provides state funding for contraceptives, legislation opposed by the dominant Roman Catholic Church but supported by reproductive health ...

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